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《My Destiny》 S1·E21 (18:27) HSK 7
dàn què shì hěn duō nǚ hái zi mèng mèi yǐ qiú de

但却是很多女孩子 梦寐以求的

“But it's a dream for many girls.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 18:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yí mā de fāng àn kàn shàng qù duì nǚ fāng yǒu xiē cán kù

姨妈的方案看上去 对女方有些残酷

“Auntie's plan might be a bit harsh on the woman.”

dàn què shì hěn duō nǚ hái zi mèng mèi yǐ qiú de CURRENT FOCUS

但却是很多女孩子 梦寐以求 的

“But it's a dream for many girls.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí mā chī le bù shǎo kǔ

姨妈吃了不少苦

“Auntie's been through a lot.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REFRAMING PERSPECTIVE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: RATIONALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It may seem cruel on paper, but plenty of people would gladly jump at that opportunity.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Marital Trade-offs

In contemporary Chinese marriage discourse, emotional fulfillment or personal hardship is often weighed realistically against financial security and family stability.

INTENT TAGS: #reframing #justification #realism #comparison
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
梦寐以求 SPOKEN CHUNK

longed for day and night; highly coveted

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used in spoken discourse to describe an ultimate dream, goal, or prize.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a nominalizing particle emphasizing the reality and validity of the preceding description.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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